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Advice re 3 yr old behaviour

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CHUNKYMUNKEY · 11/12/2004 23:41

Can anyone give me advice for my 3.4 yr old dd. She constantly whinges, moans, hits out (usually me in the face) can't and won't share, can't take turns and throws huge temper tantrums. She will be starting nursery in january, and i am worried about her making friends. We mix with other families and she does have friends but gets very upset and everyone ends up pandering to her, I work part-time and give her a lot of attention, she is currently an only child, although we do plan more and i don't know how she would cope with a sibling. I am tearing my hair out, and am starting to dread getting out of bed in the morning, and being around other people with her. I don't expect her to be an angel all of the time, but i would like some advice with dealing with this, she never had the "terrible twos" and was great for sharing/taking turns, so i feel at a loss at the moment, Will this phase end? Please someone tell me it will!

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yuleicorn · 12/12/2004 01:23

I send my support.. but honestly we all go through this, even though some parents would never admit it!!

It sounds (to an amateur) like she needs more child contact, so going to nursery will be a big help.

She is going through the normal behavioural traits that most our kids do (very annoying they are too) but if she hasn't had many other kids around it is possibly more intense?

I'm sure she will grow out of most of these 'problems' but take a look at some of the adults you know, they aren't all that different from kids sometimes.

Try not to worry, and remember one of the many many MN mantras....'It is just a phase'

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